The returnes of spiritual comfort and grief in a devout soul. . Represented (by entercourse of letters) to the right honourable, the Lady Letice, Vi-Countess Falkland, in her life time. And exemplified in the holy life and death of the said honorable lady. Published for the benefit and ease of all who labour under spiritual affliction.
John Duncon (b.1602/3)
Category
Books
Date
1648
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095010
Summary
Bibliographic description
[24],202,[2]p. . port.. . 12mo.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: The Right Honble. John Lord Hervey created Baron of Ickworth in Com. Suff. March the 23d. 1702. [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)]. Manuscript inscription on frontispiece: "Tho: & Isabella Hervey" [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Seventeenth-century goatskin binding; double blind fillet border. Recessed cords. Blind fillets, gilt title label, and gilt date stamp on spine.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
John Duncon (b.1602/3) Lettice Cary, Viscountess Falkland (1610/11 - 1646) William Marshall (fl.1617-1650)